STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 350

• – The length in metres of copper wire that was stolen from Bell in the Plateau neighbourhood of Gatineau last weekend that resulted in a phone and Internet outage to 6,000 customers. Bell said it is the fourth outtage in the past month. 

• As of this writing, copper is worth US $6 per pound.

• CBC

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OTTAWAN (HONORARY) OF THE DAY

• Anne Murray 

• Murray visited the Ottawa Charge locker room at last Sunday’s match in Halifax against the Boston Fleet and read out the starting line-up to the squad.

• The Professional Women’s Hockey League doesn’t currently have a team in Halifax but visited as part of their ‘Takeover Tour’.

• Natalie Lombard at CTV
   

QUOTE

• It was a bumpy start in some neighbourhoods

• – Bay ward councillor Theresa Kavanagh on the first week of residential collection of recycling by Circular Materials after taking over from the City. Kavanagh says that while residents like the increased number of items that can be recycled, there has been some confusion on the correct recycling days.

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  WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

  City Council
  Wednesday, January 14

  • Acquisition Update – Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre - In Camera

  Agenda

  There is also a Committee of Adjustment at 1:00 pm. 

   

  

  WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

  🎸  After 15 years, the Brass Monkey nightclub has closed. The owner blames a downturn in the number of patrons for his troubles but says the knockout blow was the demand for a $20,000 deposit from the new strip mall landlord to guarantee rent. – Lynn Saxberg in the Ottawa Citizen

  
  🧻 Somerset Street at Bank Street will be getting a new public privy. The new public washrooms will not be one of those fancy self-cleaning systems but an old-fashioned toilet in a building, maintained by City staff. The City was worried that a self-cleaning system might freeze in the winter.   – Leah Larocque at CTV 

  
  📋 Round-up of things on which to write, nominate, or vote.

  •  The Ottawa Business Journal is seeking nominations for its annual Forty under 40 awards. Deadline is March 7.

  • Inside Ottawa Valley has published the nominations for the Ottawa Valley Readers Choice Awards. Like we say about our own Best of Ottawa Awards, the biggest value of the list is to discover businesses that you have not heard of before. We found many like that in these nominations. Vote here.

  • The Ottawa Public Libray is seeking young writers, aged 9 to 18, to enter the Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. The categories are: short story, poetry, comic, nouvelle, poésie, and bande dessinée. 

  

  THE DAILY POLL

  Where is the best view in Ottawa?

  🔘 Kìwekì Point

  🔘 Britannia Beach

  🔘 Parliament Hill

  🔘 Other

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    Previously in ottawan polls:

  • We asked, ‘Does Ottawa have best quality of life in North America?’

    • 12% Yes, I’m a believer

    • 6% Yes, but only because I think it is treasonous to not believe that

    • 61% Not number one but better than most

    • 21% No. Not even close

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    Commentary

  ▪️ “It’s cool Ottawa ranked number 1. But if you take everything in Ottawa that is federal you’d be left with a grey and uninspiring city with no vision or spark. We are number 1 because of the feds not municipal actions.”
  
  ▪️ “It is better for some Canadians ... but not for some Indigenous people who still do NOT have proper water and other issues!”
  
  ▪️ “The winter knocks us out of first place as far as I am concerned.”
  
  ▪️ “Whoever did the rankings hasn’t been in Ottawa in winter nor have they had to use OC Transpo and the LRT!
  
  ▪️ “I’m an immigrant and still in love with Ottawa after seven years living here. It’s got everything one can wish for and people are truly amazing.”
  
  ▪️ “Ottawa and Tampa are both very dear to my heart. How great, then, that Canada’s very own Porter Airlines connects non-stop at this time of year. The best of both worlds!”
  
  ▪️ “All things considered, there is no city I've been to in North America where I’d rather live.”
  
  ▪️ “It’s not a bad place to live. But I’m surprised by the health care score, given how few of us have access to primary care.”
  
  ▪️ “Ottawa is great, we do have our problems, think LRT and Landsdowne but overall it is a wonderful city. We still have that small town feel, and many amazing people and places.”
  
  ▪️ “Yes, it’s safe to live in Ottawa. It's clean and welcoming. I only wish that the winters weren't so long and cold, but you can't have everything eh.”
  
  ▪️ “I have travelled all over the world and love coming back to our beautiful city with its entertainment venues, river paths and canal!”
  
  ▪️ “Can’t think of any other city I’d rather live in (certainly not anywhere in Florida!), so by default that makes Ottawa the best for me!”
  
  ▪️ “I think you need a working transit system + walkable neighbourhoods to have the best quality of life.”
  
  ▪️ “There is always room for improvement but I think we've got it made pretty good here in our big little city.”
  
  ▪️ “We’re number 1!!!”
  
  ▪️ “I've lived in 12 North American cities. I’m tied for the most comfortable financial time of my life living here. Politically, Ottawa is better. Having lived in many places, there are definitely way worse places to live and not many better.”
  
  ▪️ “I have lived in 7 cities in Canada, and 2 in the US, and Ottawa is not in my top 8. Has things to do, but you can’t change Dr’s, you can't find a cop in Lowertown / downtown.”
  
  ▪️ “Great city, but not the best given that we have the worst public transit system.”
  
  ▪️ “The water is clean, there is lots of park space, the schools are decent. The fact that it is kind of poky and boring suggests that, yes, life quality is probably decent for most.”
  
  ▪️ “We’re not the very best at anything but very very good across many dimensions.”​​​

  

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  THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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  ✳️ Means change from previous edition

  TUESDAY

  • Natasha Mumba’s Copperbelt takes audiences from a high-powered mining firm in downtown Toronto to Zambia’s Copperbelt region for a story about secrets, power structures, and familial expectations. Until January 24 at the National Arts Centre (Downtown)  

  • Ottawa Senators need your support in the stands as they face Vancouver Canucks. (Kanata)   

  Cinema

  • ByTowne Cinema: Father Mother Sister Brother,  No Other Choice 

  • Mayfair Theatre: The Secret Agent, La Grazia, Oldboy 

  Gigs

  •  Questionable Behaviour Trivia. Overflow Brewing

  • Angela Verbrugge. Night Oat

  • Trivia Night. Moose McGuire's (Hunt Club), the Robo Lounge (the Glebe). Broadhead Brewery (Orléans)

  WEDNESDAY

  • Doors Open for Music at Southminster features the John Dapaah Trio, who will interpret beloved hymns in a jazz-contemporary style. 

  • First Student buses are holding an Open Hiring event this morning. Bring your resume for on the spot interviews for School Bus Driver positions. (Cyrville) 

  • Experience a yoga session in the indoor tropical water garden at Aquatopia. (West of Carp) 

  • 🆓 Tickets are going fast for the Beyond the Pale (City Centre) Wednesday Night Ottawa Euchre tournament. 

  Cinema

  • ByTowne Cinema:  No Other Choice, Father Mother Sister Brother   

  • Mayfair Theatre: La Grazia, The Secret Agent, She Killed in Ecstasy    

  Gigs

  • Happy Hour with Mike Manny. The Robo Lounge

  • Jazz Jam Session. Irene’s Pub

  THURSDAY

  • Pay one final visit to Play Food and Wine (1 York St) for the closing garage sale, where you’ll find deals on equipment, small wares, and ‘other goodies’. 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Byward Market).   

  • Learn everything from meat selection to stuffing and linking in the Piggy Market Sausage 101 workshop. You'll also take home 5lbs of sausages. (Westboro) 

  • Guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and the National Arts Centre Orchestra perform Mozart and, for the first time, pieces by Serbian composer Isidora Żebeljan. (Downtown)  

  • Ottawa’s newest comedy venue, Exit Lounge, presents an evening of laughs hosted Alex Wood.(1101 Baxter Road) 

  • 🆓 National Gallery of Canada’s usual free Thursday night admission gets a glow up courtesy of the annual Glow Party. Wear neon or white to dazzle under the black light (Sussex Drive). 

  Cinema

  • ByTowne Cinema: No Other Choice, Ciné-Club d'Ottawa: La petite et le vieux  

  • Mayfair Theatre: The Secret Agent, La Grazia, She Killed in Ecstasy  

  Gigs

  • Supersonic Hearts Band. Manor Lounge

  • Lloyd Spiegel with Lisa Baird. Les Lye Studio Theatre

  • Open Mic. Moose McGuire's (Hunt Club), Stray Dog Brewing Co (Orléans)

  • Live & Local: James Leclaire. Motel Chelsea

  • Alex Tomkins, Nick Dyson Duo. Night Oat

  JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

  • The Heritage Ottawa Kìwekì Point Redevelopment’s Interpretation, a virtual lecture with NCC architect Garry Meus. January 21 (Online)

  • The Scottish Society of Ottawa will be holding their annual Burns Supper and Ceilidh Saturday January 24. Dinner tickets are selling out fast, but Ceilidh tickets are still available. (Central)

  • Suzart’s Pop-Up Choir Fundraiser is a joyful, one-night-only choir experience where everyone is welcome and the vibes are high. No weekly rehearsals. No pressure. Just a room full of voices coming together for a fun fundraiser and a whole lot of Broadway music magic. Thursday February 19 (Riverside Park)

  

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  It’s time for the Blondie Apparel Mystery Box event. Choose between the $150 small box of three items with a value of $300 and the $300 large box, which comes with six items and a value of $600.

  

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  BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

  • The New York Times’s Athletic polled 120 National Hockey League players on which of their comrades has ‘the Most Punchable Face in the NHL’.

  • Step forward Sens winger Nick Cousins, who has won the poll for the second year in a row.

  • One of the respondents wrote – anonymously – ‘I can't stand him. I heard he's a good guy, but I’d still love to punch him in the face’.

  • Congratulations Nick Cousins! 

  

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